How Brandon Lyon's Hits Compares to Similar Players
Brandon Lyon totaled 721 career Hits, well above the relief pitcher average of 281.5 — production that significantly underperformed against league baselines. His strongest Hits season came in 2011, posting 27, well below the relief pitcher average of 39.7 that year. The highest point came in 2002 at 78, well above the relief pitcher average of 45.3 that year. Production slipped through the final seasons. The Hits total went from 27 in 2011 to 56 in 2012 and 43 in 2013, rising over the span. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained well below league norms across 12 seasons.
Brandon Lyon Lifetime Hits and Similar Stats
Stats similar to Hits for Brandon Lyon
| Brandon Lyon
Hits | Brandon Lyon
Hits Allowed Per 9 Innings |
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| Career | 721 | 9.52 |
| Season Avg. | 60.08 | 9.52 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 204.2 | 9.52 |
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Brandon Lyon Hits Per Season
Brandon Lyon's Hits for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — National League, Hall of Fame, RP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Brandon Lyon Hits by Team
Brandon Lyon's career Hits totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Brandon Lyon Cumulative Hits — Career Progression
A running total of Brandon Lyon's career Hits, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Brandon Lyon Hits Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Brandon Lyon's seasonal Hits alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Brandon Lyon Hits — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Brandon Lyon's MLB career with Hits alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.
Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
